V. I. Lenin

Greetings To

The Fifth All-Ukraine Congress Of Soviets[1]

Written:26
	February, 1921First Published:Kommunist(Kharkov) No. 65, Published according;	February 27,
	1921	to theCommunisttextSource:Lenin’sCollected Works, 1st English
	Edition, Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1965,Volume 32, page 146Translated:Yuri SdobnikovTranscription\HTML Markup:David
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Comrades, I send my heartfelt greetings to the Fifth
      All-Ukraine Congress of Soviets. I am sure that the alliance between the
      poor peasants and Ukrainian workers will strengthen Soviet Ukraine and
      consolidate the Ukrainian Republic, despite the enemy’s traps and
      machinations.

I have asked Comrade Petrovsky to convey my regret at being unable to
      accept your invitation to attend the Congress. Nevertheless, I hope to be
      able to visit Soviet Ukraine in the near future. I wish the Congress
      success in consolidating the power of the workers and peasants and in
      restoring the national economy.

[1]The
	Congress was held in Kharkov from February 25 to March 3, 1921. On its
	agenda were: a report. by the Government of the Ukrainian Republic and
	reports on economic construction, electri-fication of the Ukiaine,
	organisation of labour, rehabilitation of transport, food and land
	problems, and public education.

On February 25, the Presidium sent Lenin an invitation
	to attend the Congress. In reply, Lenin cabled a message of greetings,
	which was read out at the second sitting on February 26. Lenin was elected
	a member of the All-Ukraine Central Executive Committee.